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Aripanthan
Aripanthan is a village and panchayat halqa in Beerwah tehsil of Budgam district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated at the centre of tehsil Beerwah and tehsil Magam. It is located about west from summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar and about north from district headquarters in Budgam. Geographical location Aripanthan is located between latitude 34.061°N and longitude 74.575°E at the base of Pir Panjal range. It has an average elevation of above mean sea level in Mumbai. It is surrounded by plains to the north, east, south, and orchard hills from west. The landscape is made up of plateau-like terraces known as ''karewas.'' The total area of village is . Demography India Census, Aripanthan has a total population of 5,268, out of which males are 2,739 and females are 2,529 in number. Total population in the age group of 0–6 years is 1,044, out of which males are 606 and females 438 in number. As of 2011 census Aripanth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khag, Jammu And Kashmir
Khag is a tehsil in central Kashmir's Beerwah sub-district. It is also a block in Budgam district in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is away from sub-district headquarter Beerwah and away from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. Khag is renowned for its hot springs. According to locals, there are as many as thirty-five individual springs in Khag. Ancient people called it the "Garden of Paradise". Before 2008, Khag was one of the blocks of Beerwah tehsil. After the government of Jammu and Kashmir created new administrative units in 2008, Khag was granted tehsil status. Geography Khag is between 2,438 m (8,000 ft) and 4,267 m (14,000 ft) above sea level. It is located at the base of the Pir Panjal mountain range, surrounded by mountains of up to 5,181 m (17,000 ft). The area is covered with dense shrubbery and has many villages, including Nowrooz Baba, New Colony Khag, Poshker, Khanpora, Lassip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beerwah, Jammu And Kashmir
Beerwah also pronounced as Beeru is a subdistrict, tourist destination and one of the oldest town of Jammu and Kashmir and a municipal committee in Budgam district in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also one of the oldest tehsil of Jammu and Kashmir with one of the largest towns in Budgam district. Beerwah is away from the summer capital Srinagar via Bemina, via Magam, via Soibugh and via Budgam. Beerwah subdistrict has 4 tehsils namely Beerwah, Magam, Narbal and Khag. Beerwah is located along the banks of River Sukhnaag. The name Beerwah has been derived from a Sanskrit word "Behroop" which means land of springs. This is due to the abundance of natural springs in the area. Beerwah has seven springs in the town area. Beerwah is the major route to the snow resorts of Doodhpathri and Tosamaidan. Doodhpathri lies away from Beerwah via Arizal and Tosamaidan lies away from Beerwah via Arizal. Beerwah is known as "The Gateway of Doo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jammu And Kashmir (union Territory)
Jammu and Kashmir is a region administered by India as a union territory and consists of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947, and between India and China since 1962.(a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern portions, which constitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir but are slated to be split into two union territories. China became active in the eastern area of Kashmir in the 1950s and has controlled the northeastern part of Ladakh (the easternmost portion of the region) sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pir Panjal Range
The Pir Panjal Range (Kashmiri: ) is a group of mountains in the Lesser Himalayan region, running from east-southeast (ESE) to west-northwest (WNW) across the Indian territories of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and then Pakistan's Azad Kashmir and Punjab. The average elevation varies from to . The Himalayas show a gradual elevation towards the Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal ranges. Pir Panjal is the largest range of the Lesser Himalayas. Near the bank of the Sutlej River, it dissociates itself from the Himalayas and forms a divide between the Beas and Ravi rivers on one side and the Chenab on the other. The renowned Galyat mountains are also located in this range. Etymology The Pir Panjal range is named after the Pir Panjal Pass, whose original name as recorded by Srivara, is ''Panchaladeva'' (IAST: ''Pāñcāladeva'', meaning the deity of ''Panchala''). Panchala is a country mentioned in the Mahabharata in the northwest Uttar Pradesh. However, there are also tradition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazhom Railway Station
Mazhom railway station, also known as Mazhama railway station, lies on Northern Railway Network Zone of Indian Railways. It is situated west of Srinagar on Gulmarg Road. It is the major railway stations in Budgam district. The station connects Magam town (3 km away from station) with rest of the parts of state. The station comes under Firozpur division of Indian railways and has an average elevation of above mean sea level. Design The station features Kashmiri wood architecture, with an intended ambience of a royal court which is designed to complement the local surroundings to the station. Station signage is predominantly in Urdu, English and Hindi. History The station has been built as part of the Jammu–Baramulla line mega project, intending to link the Kashmir Valley with and the rest of the Indian rail network. Controversy The railway station was named by Northern Railways as ''Rajwansheer railway station'' which led to the large scale controversy by the loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lolipora
Lolipora, also known as Lolipur, is a village and a Panchayat Halqa in Pattan tehsil of Baramulla district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located towards east of district headquarters, Baramulla and from the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar. Sopore, Baramulla, Bandipora and Srinagar are the nearby cities to Lolipora. Geographical location Lolipora is located between latitude 34.216149319672°N and longitude 74.53582272547806°E . The landscape is made up of plateau like terraces known as Karewas. On the northern side of Lolipora lies the wetland ''Rakh-e-Hygam''. Demographics India Census, Lolipora has a total population of 1,340, out of which 718 are males and 622 are females. Lolipora has total of 130 family residing. The literacy rate of Lolipora is 69.2%. Education The Government Boys Middle School is one of the oldest School in the area imparting education to the common folks. 'Abu Baker Memorial Trust' is another middle school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iskander Pora, Jammu And Kashmir
Nussu is a village in the district Budgam, tehsil Beerwah in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located about west of the district headquarters, Budgam, and about west of union territory capital Srinagar. Nussu has population of shias community. The place is surrounded and famous for orchards and has largest orchards in this locality. Demographics In the 2011 census Iskander Pora had a population of 2,484, 1,314 males and 1168 females. The village had a sex ratio of 889 females for every 1,000 males. Geography Iskander Pora is located at . It has an average elevation of . It is situated at plateau-like land mass, it is surrounded by karewas on south, west and north with its east surrounded by plains. Iskander Pora is connected with the Srinagar city via Magam town and Budgam district headquarters, Budgam, via Beerwah town. It is away from Magam and away from Beerwah. It is also connected to tehsil Khag via Malpora which is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doodhpathri
Doodhpathri (translation: Valley of Milk ; ) is a tourist destination and a hill station in the Indian administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located in Khan Sahib area of Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. Situated at an altitude of from sea level, it is located at a distance of from Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar and from district headquarters Budgam. History and Etymology The name ''"doodhpathri"'' means Valley of Milk. It is said that the famous saint of Kashmir Sheikh ul Aalam Sheikh Noor din Noorani has prayed here and once when he was in search of water in the meadows, to offer prayers, he pricked the ground with his stick to search for water and milk came out. He asked the milk that you can only be used for drinking and not performing ablution. Hearing this milk at once changed its state to water and the meadow got its name Doodhpathri. The water which is at present flowing through the meadows has a milky appearance from the distanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budgam
Budgam (), known as Badgom (; ) in Kashmiri language, Kashmiri, is a town in Budgam district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir, India. In the 2001 census, it was recorded as having a notified area committee,This gives the population of Budgam [Badgam] N.A.C. in the 2001 census as 15,932 (10,948 male, 4,984 female), with 1,002 aged 0-6 (491 male, 511 female), and 10,894 literates (8,816 male, 2,078 female). but by the 2011 census it had a municipal committee. Demographics India census, Budgam had a population of 15,338. There were 9,003 males (59%) and 6,335 females (41%). Of the population, 1,335 (8.7%) were age 0-6: 680 males (51%) and 655 females (49%). The literacy rate for the people over six was 73.0% (males 84.3%, females 56.4%). About 25℅ of the Muslim population of Budgam district belong to Shia sect. Transport Road Budgam is connected with National Highway 444 (India), National Highway 444 to rest of India. Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tosa Maidan
Tosa Maidan (or Toshamaidan) is a tourist destination and a hill station in Jammu and Kashmir. It is located in khag area of Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. The name also marks the historic Tosa Maidan route into the Kashmir Valley from the Poonch Valley. In fact, the original name of Tosa Maidan appears to have been "Tosa Marg". Mahmud of Ghazni and the Sikh monarch Ranjit Singh attempted to invade the Kashmir Valley via this route. The meadow Bounded by dense forests, the Tosa Maidan meadow is situated about from Khag at the foot of the Pir Panjal range. After crossing the upper mountain reaches of Habber, Drang, Sitaharan, Zakhora and other small villages, one reaches the pasture of Tosa Maidan. Tosa Maidan is the largest pasture in its surrounding areas, 3 miles in length and 1.5 miles in width. Sky-touching deodars fence this pasture presenting a view of a green carpet in summer. During the summer, the camps of the Gujjar community and shepherds with thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam () is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word '' Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagreement over the succession to Muhammad and subsequently acquired broader political significance, as well as theological and juridical dimensions. According to Sunni traditions, Muhammad left no successor and the participants of the Saqifah event appointed Abu Bakr as the next-in-line (the first caliph). This contrasts with the Shia view, which holds that Muhammad appointed his son-in-law and cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor. The adherents of Sunni Islam are referred to in Arabic as ("the people of the Sunnah and the community") or for short. In English, its doctrines and practices are sometimes called ''Sunnism'', while adherents are known as Sunni Muslims, Sunnis, Sunnites and Ahlus Sunnah. Sunni Islam is sometimes referred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Female
Female (Venus symbol, symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ovum, ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the Sperm, male gamete during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females and males are results of the anisogamous reproduction system, wherein gametes are of different sizes, unlike isogamy where they are the same size. The exact mechanism of female gamete evolution remains unknown. In species that have males and females, Sex-determination system, sex-determination may be based on either sex chromosomes, or environmental conditions. Most female mammals, including female humans, have two X chromosomes. Female characteristics vary between different species with some species having pronounced Secondary sex characteristic, secondary female sex characteristics, such as the presence of pronounced mammary glands in mammals. In humans, the word ''female'' can also be used to refer to gender i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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